Drum attachment.



F. J. STRAHL. DRUM ATTACHMENT.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 27, 1911.

1,040,809, Patented Oct. 8, 1912.

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wi/tmeooeo Guyana FRANK J. STRAI-IL, 0F DAN'VILLE, ILLINOIS.

DRUM ATTACHMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 27, 1911.

Patented Oct. 8, 1912.

Serial No. 662,727.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK J. STRAHL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Danville, in the county of Vermilion, State of Illinois,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Drum Attachments;and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in drum attachmentsand the object of my invention is to provide a device for attaching acymbal to a drum in position for use.

A further object of my invention is to provide means whereby the deviceis made adjustable for various sizes of drums and whereby the positionof the attached cymbal may be adjusted with respect to the drum.

IVith these and other objects in view, my invention will be more fullydescribed, illustrated in the accompanying drawings which show apreferred embodiment of my device and then specifically pointed out inthe claim which is attached to and forms a part of this application.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a fragmentary perspective view of a drumshowing a cymbal attached thereto by means of my improved device. Fig. 2is a longitudinal section of the device removed from the drum.

Referring more specifically to the drawings, in which similar referencenumerals designate corresponding parts throughout, 10 designates a drumof a conventional type and 11 a cymbal, also conventional in form, whichis detachably secured to the drum by means of my improved device whichas a whole, is designated by the numeral 12.

The attaching device as best shown in Figs. 1 and 2 consists of a bodymember 13 preferably formed of steel and provided at one end with anintegrally formed hook 14 adapted to engage with one of the hoops of thedrum and this body member extends longitudinally of the shell of thedrum and is provided adjacent its other end with a longitudinallyextending slot 15. Slidably mounted upon this body member by means of athreaded pin 16 is a plate 17 which plate, is provided with an outwardlyand downwardly extending hook forming terminal 18 adapted to engage withthe other hoop of the drum, said plate being adapted to be clamped inadjusted position by means of a wing nut 19. As shown the slotted end ofthe body member extends a considerable distance beyond the head of thedrum and the cymbal 11 is attached to the body member by means of asecond threaded pin 20 which passes through the slot and a wing nut 21which engages with said second pin.

In operation the device is clamped upon the drum shell as best shown inFig. 1 and the cymbal is clamped upon the body member 12 at one side ofthe drum.

As will be readily seen the device may be readily adjusted for use withdrums of various lengths and the cymbal may be clamped to the bodymember at various positions as desired.

What I claim is A device of the class described comprising a bracketformed from a flat plate having a central longitudinal slot at one end,and its other end terminating in a hook portion forming a stationaryjaw, a slidable aw 0pposite the stationary jaw, adjusting means passedthrough the sliding jaw and engaging in said slot for holding the jaw inadjusted position whereby both jaws may engage the hoops of a drum, aboss spanning the slot and disposed at right angles to the plate, meanscarried by the boss for securing a cymbal thereto, and means engagedthrough the slot for adjusting the boss longitudinally of the plate.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature, in presence of twowitnesses.

FRANK J. STRAHL.

Witnesses:

EVALINE STRAHL, MATTIE M. WALLACE.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

